Adjustable mop head



1953 L. KIKAS 3,115,657

ADJUSTABLE MOP HEAD Filed April 5, 1962 IN VEN TOR. team/A120 /(IKA$/United States Patent O 3,115,657 ADJUSTABLE MOP HEAD Leonhard Kikas,83-15 169th St, Jamaica, N.Y. Filed Apr. 3, 1962, Ser. No. 184,905 2Claims. (Cl. 15150) This invention relates generally to mops and morespecifically to mop heads located at the end of mop handles.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mop head locatedat one end of a mop handle for detachably holding a mop thereto, thehead being adjustable.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mop head whereinadjustment may be conveniently and quickly accomplished.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide anadjustable mop head wherein adjustment may be made relative to thelongitudinal axis of the mop handle.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide an adjustable mophead bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction,has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture andefiicient in operation and use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the inventionreference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof shown in opened position; and

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the lines 3-3 of FIG. 2 andlooking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral represents anadjustable mop head according to the present invention wherein there isa sleeve element 11 that fits over one end of -a mop handle 12. At oneend of the sleeve 11 is a flattened portion 13. An opening 14 extendstransversely through the flattened portion 13 and an arcuate solt 15radially defined about the opening 14 also extends though the flattenedportion. A pair of jaw elements 16 and 17 are attached pivotally free ona pin 18 which is fixed in the opening 14 of the flattened portion ofthe sleeve. The lower jaw element 17 is comprised of a generally longtransverse channel 19, the forward edge of which is inclined reanwardlyto form a hook 2t).

Extending longitudinally rearward from the center of the channel 19 area pair of parallel arms 21, each having an opening 22 near its rear endthrough which the pin 18 extends. At a point between the extreme ends ofeach of the arms 21 there is an opening 23 extending transverselythrough the arms, the openings being in alignment with each other. Abolt 24 extends through the openings 23 and the slot 15, the bolt 24having an enlarged head 25 at :one end thereof and a threaded portion 26at its opposite end. A wing nut 27 is threadedly engaged upon the bolt24, as shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing. A platform 28 is located betweenthe arms 21., as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The jaw element16 is comprised of generally long, transversely extending channel 29which corresponds in configuration to the channel in the lower jaw.Channel 29 has a forward edge which is rearwardly inclined to form ahook 30 which cooperates with the hook to grasp a mop elementtherebetween.

From the midportion of the channel 29 are a pair of rearwardly extendingarms 31 which are parallel to each other and which are provided neartheir rearmost ends with transversely extending openings 32 throughwhich 3,115,657 Patented Dec. 31, 1963 the pin 18 extends. A platform 33is located between the arms, as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawing. Atension coil spring 34 is afiixed at each of its ends to one of theplatforms 33 and 28, the tension spring 34 exerting a squeezing pressurebetween the jaw elements to grip a mop element therebet'ween. Arearwardly extending handle 35 is afiixed to the upper side of theplatform 33, the handle having a convenient sleeve 36 at its extremerearward end, made of rubber, plastic or the like for being easilygrasped in the hand to spread the jaw elements to release the mopelement.

In operation, the mop head may be readily adjusted by simply looseningthe thumb nut 27 and moving the lower jaw element pivotally to the angledesired, after which the Wing, or thumb nut may be tightened again.Thus, adjustment is made possible of the mop head relative to the mophandle. -It is under-stood that the mop element, not shown in thedrawing, is grasped between the channel shaped jaws, being detachablyheld therewithin.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be Within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

1. In an adjustable mop head the combination of a sleeve, said sleeveadapted to receive one end of a mop handle, a pair of jaw elementspivotably mounted upon said sleeve for movement towards and away fromeach other, said jaw elements comprising an upper and a lower jawelement, adjustable means for selectively affixing said lower jawrelative to said sleeve, tension spring means acting between said jawelements biasing said jaws toward each other, said upper jaw elementhaving an upstanding handle, said handle extending rearwardly, saidupper and lower jaw elements being provided with generally long opposedtransverse channels, the open sides of which face inwardly, the forwardedge of each of said channels having a rearwardly extending angular hookand a pair of longitudinlly extending parallel arms afiixed to thecenter of each of said channels, a pin carried by said sleeve pivotallysupporting said arms of said upper and lower jaw elements providing saidpivotal mounting thereof, said jaw elements being pivotally afiixed nearthe rear ends of said arms to a flattened portion of said sleeve, saidadjustable means comprising an arcuate opening in said sleeve radiallydefined about the pivot of said jaw element arms, corresponding openingsin each arm of said lower jaw, said openings being in alignment withsaid arcuate slot and a bolt extending through said openings and saidarcuate slot, said bolt having a wing nut threadedly coupled thereto.

2. In an adjustable mop head the combination as set forth in claim 1wherein said tension spring means comprises a coil spring and each ofthe said jaw elements includes a platform and afiixed to each platformis one end of said coil spring.

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1. IN AN ADJUSTABLE MOP HEAD THE COMBINATION OF A SLEEVE, SAID SLEEVEADAPTED TO RECEIVE ONE END OF A MOP HANDLE, A PAIR OF JAW ELEMENTSPIVOTABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID SLEEVE FOR MOVEMENT TOWARDS AND AWAY FROMEACH OTHER, SAID JAW ELEMENTS COMPRISING AN UPPER AND A LOWER JAWELEMENT, ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY AFFIXING SAID LOWER JAWRELATIVE TO SAID SLEEVE, TENSION SPRING MEANS ACTING BETWEEN SAID JAWELEMENTS BIASING SAID JAWS TOWARD EACH OTHER, SAID UPPER JAW ELEMENTHAVING AN UPSTANDING HANDLE, SAID HANDLE EXTENDING REARWARDLY, SAIDUPPER AND LOWER JAW ELEMENTS BEING PROVIDED WITH GENERALLY LONG OPPOSEDTRANSVERSE CHANNELS, THE OPEN SIDES OF WHICH FACE INWARDLY, THE FORWARDEDGE OF EACH OF SAID CHANNELS HAVING A REARWARDLY EXTENDING ANGULAR HOOKAND A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING PARALLEL ARMS AFFIXED TO THECENTER OF EACH OF SAID CHANNELS, A PIN CARRIED BY SAID SLEEVE PIVOTALLYSUPPORTING SAID ARMS OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER JAW ELEMENTS PROVIDING SAIDPIVOTAL MOUNTING THEREOF, SAID JAW ELEMENTS BEING PIVOTALLY AFFIXED NEARTHE REAR ENDS OF SAID ARMS TO A FLATTENED PORTION OF SAID SLEEVE, SAIDADJUSTABLE MEANS COMPRISING AN ARCUATE OPENING IN SAID SLEEVE RADIALLYDEFINED ABOUT THE PIVOT OF SAID JAW ELEMENT ARMS, CORRESPONDING OPENINGSIN EACH ARM OF SAID LOWER JAW, SAID OPENINGS BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITHSAID ARCUATE SLOT AND A BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS AND SAIDARCUATE SLOT, SAID BOLT HAVING A WING NUT THREADEDLY COUPLED THERETO.